The Evil Within 2 is a survival horror sequel in development at Tango Gameworks, spearheaded by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami.Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive

The Evil Within 2 System Requirements

6 Oct 2017 - Specs reviewed

Official Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 / AMD FX-8320
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD 7970 3GB
VRAM: 2GB
RAM : 8GB
HDD : 40GB

Official Recommended Requirements

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX 480 8GB or better
VRAM : 6GB
RAM : 16GB
HDD : 40gb

PC System Analysis For The Evil Within 2 Requirements

Your PC will need a graphics card thats as powerful as a GeForce GTX 1060/Radeon RX 480 8GB and it should be paired with either a Ryzen R5 1600X/Core i7-4770 4-Core 3.4GHz CPU to match the The Evil Within 2 recommended system specs. This PC setup will deliver 60 Frames Per Second on High graphics settings on 1080p monitor resolution. The Evil Within 2 needs a Radeon HD 7970 graphics card to play on low settings, with a Core i5-2400 3.1GHz or FX-8320 processor to reach the minimum specs, achieving 30FPS on 1080p monitor res. You should also have 8 GB system memory for min specs. Make sure your GPU can run DirectX 11 or The Evil Within 2 won’t run. To summarise, The Evil Within 2 needs around a 5 year old PC to play at recommended settings.

FPS System Benchmark

70 FPS

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GTX 1060

How well optimised is The Evil Within 2 for PC? The Evil Within 2 is poorly optimized

4.6

Where does The Evil Within 2 rank in the list of the most demanding games?

100+

Genres: Action, Horror

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Minimum Requirements

Intel CPU

AMD CPU

Nvidia Graphics Card

AMD Graphics Card

VRAM

RAM

Direct X

HDD Space

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Core i5-2400 3.1GHz

FX-8320

GeForce GTX 660

Radeon HD 7970

2 GB

8 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

40 GB

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Core i5-4440S 2.8GHz

FX-8150

GeForce GTX 750 Ti

Radeon HD 7850

2 GB

4 GB

Win 7 64

DX 11

50 GB

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Recommended Requirements

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Core i7-4770 4-Core 3.4GHz

Ryzen R5 1600X

GeForce GTX 1060

Radeon RX 480 8GB

6 GB

16 GB

Win 10 64

DX 11

40 GB

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The Evil Within 2 PC Release Date:

13 Oct 2017

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